How to write a book in 30 days + Lionel Shriver | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/series/how-to-write-a-book-in-30-days+lionel-shriver
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Lionel Shriver: How I writehttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/oct/17/lionel-shriver-how-to-write-book
Ahead of our How to Write a Book in 30 Days supplement, we've convinced well-known novelists to reveal the minutiae of their daily routines … <br /><br />Don't miss your free, 32-page writing supplement, free with the paper on Saturday 20 October<p>Start with large, strong coffee. Read paper, doesn't much matter which one. Concentrate on little stories. Dostoevsky snatched scads of ideas from newspapers. Self could not make this stuff up, so why bother?</p><p>Repair to desk. Prefer standing – keeps Self awake. Recommend giant OED flipped on side for elevating laptop to proper height. Remember in ancient times email (incredibly) considered exciting and fun, but now email is evil foe. Even once crap cleared off, what remains? People nagging Self to do things Self does not want to do. SAY NO TO EVERYTHING. A sucker for badgering, Self will fail in this ambition, but never hurts to try. Dispatch queue with alacrity, and DO NOT CONSULT AGAIN. Self will fail in this ambition, but never hurts to try.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/oct/17/lionel-shriver-how-to-write-book">Continue reading...</a>BooksCultureFictionCreative writingLionel ShriverTue, 16 Oct 2012 23:00:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/oct/17/lionel-shriver-how-to-write-bookPhotograph: Ulf Andersen/Getty Images EuropeAmerican writer Lionel Shriver. Photograph: Ulf Andersen/Getty Images EuropePhotograph: Ulf Andersen/Getty Images EuropeAmerican writer Lionel Shriver. Photograph: Ulf Andersen/Getty Images EuropeLionel Shriver2012-10-16T23:00:02Z